Qantas agrees to pay $74m over Covid-19 travel voucher refunds

The class action lawsuit was made on behalf of passengers whose flights were cancelled by the carrier between 2020 and 2022 and received travel credits instead of cash. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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Qantas Airways has agreed to pay A$105 million ($74 million) to settle a class action lawsuit over its handling of flight cancellations during the Covid-19 pandemic. Passengers who received travel credits instead of cash refunds between 2020 and 2022 are eligible for the payout.

The settlement, which is subject to court approval, is for approximately double the amount Qantas anticipated.
Echo Law, the legal firm leading the class action, alleged that Qantas engaged in "misleading or deceptive conduct" by withholding cash refunds.
Qantas stated it has agreed to the payment "with no admission of liability" and has since removed expiry dates on pandemic-era flight credits.

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